James Gilmour of Mongolia : his diaries, letters and reports . Providence of God granted tohim for any length of time. In the account he gives of hisfirst visit to the region as its missionary—he had beentwice before on visits of inspection—he dwells upon thisnecessity. I left Peking December 14, 1885, and re-enteredPeking February 16, 1886, so that my absence from herewas just two months. The part of Mongolia I went to issituated 800 li, or say 270 English miles, north-east byeast of Peking, and, at the usual rate of 90 li (or 30 miles)a day, is nine days distant. This is not the part ofMongo
James Gilmour of Mongolia : his diaries, letters and reports . Providence of God granted tohim for any length of time. In the account he gives of hisfirst visit to the region as its missionary—he had beentwice before on visits of inspection—he dwells upon thisnecessity. I left Peking December 14, 1885, and re-enteredPeking February 16, 1886, so that my absence from herewas just two months. The part of Mongolia I went to issituated 800 li, or say 270 English miles, north-east byeast of Peking, and, at the usual rate of 90 li (or 30 miles)a day, is nine days distant. This is not the part ofMongolia near Kalgan. Kalgan is north-north-west ofPeking, five days journey. Whilst I was considering my plans a Mongol appearedin Peking who was willing to take me to his home, and Iwent with him, hoping thus to get introduced to a districtof country, an introduction being both necessary and help-ful. Ta Cheng Tzu is the name of the place where,through his introduction, I was located from December 23,1885 to February 9, 1886. I had a room in an inn. I spent. MAP ILLUSTRATING JAMES GILMOURS LABOURS IiN EASTERN MONGOLIA A CHANGE OF FIELD i8i some days at the home of my Mongol friend and made twojourneys to other places, but Ta Cheng Tzii was my head-quarters. It is a small market town, with a daily surrounding neighbourhood is peopled with Mongolsand Chinese in about equal proportions. The Mongols aremostly lords of the soil, and style the Chinese slaves, thatis in the country. The real trade of the whole locality isin the hands of the Chinese. The Mongols all speakChinese, and the town resident Mongols have, many ofthem, forgotten Mongolian, and laugh at themselves as notbeing able to speak their own language. The country is like Wales in this respect, that, thoughMongolian is the native language, the coming languageand the language that is affected and sought after, isChinese. Well-to-do Mongols have Chinese teachers fortheir children, and read Chinese well. During my
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